{"id":15758,"date":"2022-12-19T18:03:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T23:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=15758"},"modified":"2022-12-19T18:03:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T23:03:38","slug":"episode-519-the-guest-list-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-519-the-guest-list-2022","title":{"rendered":"Episode 519 &#8211; The Guest List 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_519_-_The_Guest_List_2022.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Memories Show:<br \/>\nThe Guest List 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3997\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15758-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15751\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list-2022\/2022booksweb\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?fit=1583%2C1111\" data-orig-size=\"1583,1111\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2022booksWeb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?fit=525%2C368\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?resize=301%2C211\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?resize=440%2C309 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?resize=620%2C435 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?resize=768%2C539 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?resize=1536%2C1078 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?w=1583 1583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s time for our year-end <strong>Virtual Memories Show<\/strong> tradition, now celebrating its <strong>tenth<\/strong> anniversary: <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Guest List!<\/em><\/a> I reached out to 2022&#8217;s pod-guests and asked them about <strong>the favorite book(s) they read in the past year<\/strong>, as well as <strong>the books or authors they&#8217;re hoping to read in 2023!<\/strong> Twenty-two guests responded with wonderful, idiosyncratic, and illuminating book recommendations: <strong>Jonathan Ames, Richard Butner, Howard Chaykin, Joe Ciardiello, Darryl Cunningham, Eva Hagberg, Kathe Koja, Ken Krimstein, Glenn Kurtz, W. David Marx, Dave McKean, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Jim Ottaviani, Celia Paul, Nicole Rudick, Jerry Saltz, Dmitry Samarov, David Sax, Ruth Scurr, Sebastian Smee, Peter Stothard<\/strong>, and <strong>Marina Warner<\/strong> (and me)! This great episode of <strong>The Virtual Memories Show<\/strong> offers up <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a <em>huge<\/em> list of books<\/a> that you&#8217;re going to want to read in the new year, so <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_519_-_The_Guest_List_2022.mp3\">give it a listen<\/a>, and get ready to update your reading lists!<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to <em>The Guest List<\/em> episode <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_519_-_The_Guest_List_2022.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>, but if you visit <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our special <em>Guest List 2022<\/em> page<\/a>, you&#8217;ll find the list of all our respondents and all the books they cited (w\/links!).<\/p>\n<p>Also, go check out <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-guest-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Guest List<\/em> archive page<\/a>, which has links to all of the previous annual editions of <strong>The Guest List<\/strong>, dating back to 2013!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hywtHOrGx80\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-519-the-guest-list-2022\/id531173075?i=1000590677602\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1bzngeOc1r1TtZGkYyspwS?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em> on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The guests who participated in this year&#8217;s <strong><em>Guest List<\/em><\/strong> are <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-503-jonathan-ames\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Ames<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-505-richard-butner\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Butner<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-492-howard-chaykin\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Chaykin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-493-joe-ciardiello\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Ciardiello<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-473-darryl-cunningham\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Darryl Cunningham<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-504-eva-hagberg\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Eva Hagberg<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-485-kathe-koja\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathe Koja<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-467-ken-krimstein\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Krimstein<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-471-glenn-kurtz\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Glenn Kurtz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-507-w-david-marx\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">W. David Marx<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-497-dave-mckean\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave McKean<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-468-wallis-wilde-menozzi\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Wallis Wilde-Menozzi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-514-jim-ottaviani\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Ottaviani<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-483-celia-paul\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Celia Paul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-474-nicole-rudick\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicole Rudick<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-510-jerry-saltz\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerry Saltz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-518-dmitry-samarov\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmitry Samarov<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-515-david-sax\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">David Sax<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-495-ruth-scurr\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Scurr<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-479-sebastian-smee\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Sebastian Smee<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-513-peter-stothard\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Stothard<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-511-marina-warner\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">Marina Warner<\/a>, and me, <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-466-gil-roth-and-aaron-finkelstein\" target=\"_blank \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gil Roth<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Fella<em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/may4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hal Mayforth<\/a>, used with permission from the artist. The episode was recorded at stately Virtual Memories Manor on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cGZ1Em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q9Br0z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom PodTrak P4<\/a>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RwlQsW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a>. Photo of my 2022 reads by me. It&#8217;s on my <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show: The Guest List 2022 It&#8217;s time for our year-end Virtual Memories Show tradition, now celebrating its tenth anniversary: The Guest List! I reached out to 2022&#8217;s pod-guests and asked them about the favorite book(s) they read in the past year, as well as the books or authors they&#8217;re hoping to read in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-519-the-guest-list-2022\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 519 &#8211; The Guest List 2022&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,27,26,4,1083,12,1183,17,18,20],"tags":[6237,6370,2379,6916,2933,5893,6575,3935,2480,4263,4755,2483,3883,5368,6878,6599,6905,6830,3975,6641,6847,1763],"class_list":["post-15758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-big-business","category-comics","category-literature","category-movies","category-pharmaceuticals","category-podcasts","category-politics-explicit","category-politics-implicit","category-religion","tag-celia-paul","tag-darryl-cunningham","tag-dave-mckean","tag-david-sax","tag-dmitry-samarov","tag-eva-hagberg","tag-glenn-kurtz","tag-howard-chaykin","tag-jerry-saltz","tag-jim-ottaviani","tag-joe-ciardiello","tag-jonathan-ames","tag-kathe-koja","tag-ken-krimstein","tag-marina-warner","tag-nicole-rudick","tag-peter-stothard","tag-richard-butner","tag-ruth-scurr","tag-sebastian-smee","tag-w-david-marx","tag-wallis-wilde-menozzi","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022booksWeb.jpg?fit=1583%2C1111","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-46a","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14927,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-465-the-guest-list-2021","url_meta":{"origin":15758,"position":0},"title":"Episode 465 &#8211; The Guest List 2021","author":"Gil","date":"December 21, 2021","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show: The Guest List 2021 It's time for our year-end Virtual Memories Show tradition: The Guest List! 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